Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite

Name: Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-04-14
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.855

★ 7,9 /10 (76 Votes)

1989 TR 90 min

Overview

Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.

Stream

Release date

14/04/1989

Votes

Popularity

1.2

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Original title

Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar

Language

Runtime

90 min

Nur Sürer

İnci

Ozan Bilen

Barış

Füsun Demirel

Fatma

Güzin Özipek

Sultan

Güzin Özyağcılar

Selma

Meral Çetinkaya

Safinaz

Ayla Arslancan

Ayben Erman

Emel Çeviren

Gülsüm Ana

Tanju Tuncel

Seher

Sabriye Kara

Özlem Savaş

Arzu

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Sevim Metin

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Gülizar Tunç

Selma Tarcan

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Özlem Üstüner

Döne

Hale Akınlı

Sümbül

Rozet Hubeş

Zeynep

Yasemin Alkaya

Filiz

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Sevgi Sakarya

Barış Celiloğlu

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Gönül Demirkol

Sevim Çalışgir

Kadın Gardiyan

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Ömer Çolakoğlu

Jandarma

Nurettin Şen

Baba

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Niyazi Altın

Kısa Boylu Adam

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A Masterpiece of Turkish Cinema In the pantheon of Turkish cinema, few films have touched me as deeply as Tunç Başaran's recently restored masterpiece, "Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite" (1989). While this gem may have flown under the radar internationally, it rightfully swept the Antalya Golden Orange awards, claiming prizes for best film, best actress (Nur Sürer for Inci), screenplay, cinematography, and a well-deserved special jury award for its remarkable 5-year-old star, Ozan Bilen (Baris). What makes this film particularly poignant is its foundation in reality. Screenwriter Feride Çiç…

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